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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Twilio SendGrid trigger and Microsoft Outlook Calendar action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the New Events (Instant) trigger
1. Connect your Twilio SendGrid account
2. Select one or more Event Types
Configure the Create Calendar Event action
1. Connect your Microsoft Outlook Calendar account
2. Configure Subject
3. Optional- Select a Content Type
4. Optional- Configure Content
5. Select a Time Zone
6. Configure Start
7. Configure End
8. Configure Attendees
9. Optional- Configure Location
10. Optional- Configure Is Online Meeting
11. Optional- Configure Expand
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

New Events (Instant) on Twilio SendGrid

Description:Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received

Version:0.0.6

Key:sendgrid-events

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Twilio SendGrid Overview#

The Twilio SendGrid API opens up a world of possibilities for email automation, enabling you to send emails efficiently and track their performance. With this API, you can programmatically create and send personalized email campaigns, manage contacts, and parse inbound emails for data extraction. When you harness the power of Pipedream, you can connect SendGrid to hundreds of other apps to automate workflows, such as triggering email notifications based on specific actions, syncing email stats with your analytics, or handling incoming emails to create tasks or tickets.

Trigger Code#

import common from "../common/http-based.mjs";
import deliveryEventTypes from "./delivery-event-types.mjs";
import engagementEventTypes from "./engagement-event-types.mjs";

export default {
  ...common,
  key: "sendgrid-events",
  name: "New Events (Instant)",
  description: "Emit new event when any of the specified SendGrid events is received",
  version: "0.0.6",
  type: "source",
  dedupe: "unique",
  props: {
    ...common.props,
    eventTypes: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Event Types",
      description: "The type of events to listen to",
      options(context) {
        const { page } = context;
        if (page !== 0) {
          return {
            options: [],
          };
        }

        const options = [
          ...deliveryEventTypes,
          ...engagementEventTypes,
        ];
        return {
          options,
        };
      },
    },
  },
  methods: {
    ...common.methods,
    baseWebhookSettings() {
      // The list of events that a webhook can listen to. This method returns an
      // exhaustive list of all such flags disabled, and each event source can
      // then override the flags that are relevant to the event they handle.
      //
      // See the docs for more information:
      // https://sendgrid.com/docs/api-reference/
      const eventTypesData = [
        ...deliveryEventTypes,
        ...engagementEventTypes,
      ];
      return eventTypesData.reduce((accum, eventTypeData) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventTypeData.value]: false,
      }), {});
    },
    webhookEventFlags() {
      return this.eventTypes.reduce((accum, eventType) => ({
        ...accum,
        [eventType]: true,
      }), {});
    },
    generateMeta(data) {
      const {
        event: eventType,
        sg_event_id: id,
        timestamp: ts,
      } = data;
      const summary = `New event: ${eventType}`;
      return {
        id,
        summary,
        ts,
      };
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
N/A	`db`	`$.service.db`	This component uses `$.service.db` to maintain state between executions.
Twilio SendGrid	`sendgrid`	`app`	This component uses the Twilio SendGrid app.
N/A	`http`	`$.interface.http`	This component uses `$.interface.http` to generate a unique URL when the component is first instantiated. Each request to the URL will trigger the `run()` method of the component.
Event Types	`eventTypes`	`string[]`	Select a value from the drop down menu.

Trigger Authentication#

Twilio SendGrid uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Twilio SendGrid account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Twilio SendGrid APIs in both code and no-code steps.

About Twilio SendGrid#

Send marketing and transactional email through the Twilio SendGrid platform with the Email API, proprietary mail transfer agent, and infrastructure for scalable delivery.

Action#

Create Calendar Event on Microsoft Outlook Calendar

Description:Create an event in the user's default calendar. [See the documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events)

Version:0.0.6

Key:microsoft_outlook_calendar-create-calendar-event

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Microsoft Outlook Calendar Overview#

The Microsoft Outlook Calendar API provides programmatic access to a user's calendar events, allowing for the creation, retrieval, update, and deletion of events within Outlook calendars. With Pipedream, you can integrate these calendar operations into workflows that automate tasks involving scheduling, event management, and coordination with other services. Whether it's triggering actions when new events are created, syncing calendar events with other scheduling tools, or managing attendees, Pipedream's serverless platform enables you to build custom automations with minimal overhead.

Action Code#

import microsoftOutlook from "../../microsoft_outlook_calendar.app.mjs";

export default {
  type: "action",
  key: "microsoft_outlook_calendar-create-calendar-event",
  version: "0.0.6",
  name: "Create Calendar Event",
  description: "Create an event in the user's default calendar. [See the documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/user-post-events)",
  props: {
    microsoftOutlook,
    subject: {
      label: "Subject",
      description: "Subject of the event",
      type: "string",
    },
    contentType: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "contentType",
      ],
    },
    content: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "content",
      ],
      description: "Content",
    },
    timeZone: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "timeZone",
      ],
    },
    start: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "start",
      ],
    },
    end: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "end",
      ],
    },
    attendees: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "attendees",
      ],
    },
    location: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "location",
      ],
    },
    isOnlineMeeting: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "isOnlineMeeting",
      ],
    },
    expand: {
      propDefinition: [
        microsoftOutlook,
        "expand",
      ],
      description: "Additional event details, [See object definition](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/event)",
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    //RegExp to check time strings(yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss)
    const re = /^(\d{4})-(\d\d)-(\d\d)T(\d\d):(\d\d):(\d\d)$/;
    if (!re.test(this.start) || !re.test(this.start)) {
      throw new Error("Please provide both start and end props in 'yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss'");
    }
    const data = {
      subject: this.subject,
      body: {
        contentType: this.contentType ?? "HTML",
        content: this.content,
      },
      start: {
        dateTime: this.start,
        timeZone: this.timeZone,
      },
      end: {
        dateTime: this.end,
        timeZone: this.timeZone,
      },
      location: {
        displayName: this.location,
      },
      attendees: this.attendees.map((at) => ({
        emailAddress: {
          address: at,
        },
      })),
      isOnlineMeeting: this.isOnlineMeeting,
      ...this.expand,
    };
    const response = await this.microsoftOutlook.createCalendarEvent({
      $,
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", "Calendar event has been created.");
    return response;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Microsoft Outlook Calendar	`microsoftOutlook`	`app`	This component uses the Microsoft Outlook Calendar app.
Subject	`subject`	`string`	Subject of the event
Content Type	`contentType`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu:`texthtml`
Content	`content`	`string`	Content
Time Zone	`timeZone`	`string`	Select a value from the drop down menu.
Start	`start`	`string`	Start date-time (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss) e.g. '2022-04-15T11:20:00'
End	`end`	`string`	End date-time (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ss) e.g. '2022-04-15T13:30:00'
Attendees	`attendees`	`string[]`	Array of email addresses
Location	`location`	`string`	Location of the event
Is Online Meeting	`isOnlineMeeting`	`boolean`	If it is online meeting or not
Expand	`expand`	`object`	Additional event details, See object definition

Action Authentication#

Microsoft Outlook Calendar uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Microsoft Outlook Calendar account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Microsoft Outlook Calendar and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Microsoft Outlook Calendar API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

User.Reademailoffline_accessopenidprofileCalendars.ReadWrite

About Microsoft Outlook Calendar#

The calendar and scheduling component of Outlook that is fully integrated with email, contacts, and other features

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